I Love New York: Smelling Like The City

's because of the years I spent working alongside Horst Rechelbacher, the founder of Aveda and Intelligent Nutrients and a proponent of aromatherapy and pure essential oils, or maybe it's because I have a very strong sense of smell. I like to think it's because I appreciate uniqueness. But,...

one of them, who thought she was exceptionally clever, said she was pretty sure I smelled like stale cigarettes and broken dreams. Oh God, I laughed so hard. But then I thought for a moment... and though I'm fairly sure "broken dreams" are odorless, I remembered a time in my mid 20's where I...

Apparently, if you want to smell (like) Amanda, this is the right potion for you. ParisVienne aficionados are of course familiar with Amanda from my (alas, defunct) DOPPELGANGER series . The perfume was created by Christophe Laudamiel , who, together with Christoph Hornetz, set up the "Les...

Is it going to smell like her meat dress? (Insert your own joke here............)
Leave it to Lady Gaga to do something crazy and over-the-top. Not only is it going to smell like blood and semen – that's exactly what she requested.
According to Fashionista.com , the shocking superstar is...

Karl Lagerfeld, also known for owning an impressive library is ready to launch a perfume that smells like books! Though the smell isn't without precedent (do you remember the perfume that smells like a library?), it still is interesting to see der Kaiser's perspective on the matter.
This...

These days you're not a real celebrity until you release a bottle of what you smell like; cue, Heidi Klum into the beauty market. The Project Runway hostess with the mostess has signed on with beauty giant Coty, (she's already working with them as the face of the Lady Astor cosmetics brand) to...

Inspired by the lingering scent a boyfriend leaves on a shirt, the fragrance mixes feminine and masculine smells such as florals and woods, and is contained in a square-shaped bottle that is decorated with boys' names. So, with a spritz of perfume, you can smell like your boyfriend-and just...

Something you'd imagine Lil Wayne's tour bus to smell like.
According to Page Six, customers are returning their newly purchased Birkins after complaining that they smell like weed. Hermes staffers are blaming this pungent odor on a "badly tanned" batch of leather, which is especially...

You walk into the surf as the waves break on the shore and, bending down to touch the surf, you notice the smell of your warm skin and of the salt water that seems so cold by comparison. It has just the faintest hint of watermelon rind!"
I recall the Coppertone beach days as smelling like...

Esprit has taken denim loving to a whole new level! The brand recently released men's and women's fragrance collections called Esprit Jeans Style, which was inspired by and meant to complement Esprit's denim collection. What do jeans smell like? According to the company's website, "Floriental...